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Town officials announced that the outdoor concert planned for Wednesday, Aug. 12 has been cancelled due to expected thunderstorms.
The concert planned for Saltonstall Park featuring Southbound Train will not be rescheduled. “We will have them back next year though!” the announcement from the Town said. There are still two more concerts in the Watertown Summer Concert Series.
Fiddler Lisa Ornstein, who delighted audiences in last year’s Acadian Christmas Revels returns in May for a concert of traditional Québécois music with Le Bruit Court Dans La Ville featuring herself, guitarist André Marchand and singer/accordionist Normand Miron, all former members of the legendary traditional music group, La Bottine Souriante.
Called “a trio of artists who helped define traditional Québécois music for their generation” by SING OUT! Magazine, Lisa, André and Normand will be joined by Franco-American singer and tradition bearer Josée Vachon, whose beautiful voice and guitar playing captivated last year’s Christmas Revels audiences night in and night out. Please join us for this exciting evening of music, song and spirit! Grace Vision Church is handicap accessible. The concert will consist of two 45 minute sets with a single intermission.
Tickets: $20 (General Admission)
For Tickets and Information please visit www.revels.org
About Le Brut Court Dans La Ville:
The joy of Le Bruit Court Dans La Ville is in the music these three craft together. — SING OUT!
On Sunday, Sept. 25 over 200 communities will host a concert to “End Gun Violence and Remember the Victims of America’s Gun Violence Epidemic.” Watertown is one for the communities that will host a concert. The effort was initiated by Watertown resident, Amanda Peacock and is co-sponsored by Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice and the Environment, World in Watertown, Progressive Watertown, and Sustainable Watertown, said Watertown Town Councilor Tony Palomba. It will take place on Sunday, Sept. 25 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Saltonstall Park (next to Town Hall). The program will include three bands and a series of short presentations by those affected by gun violence and those working to address the problem.
Come welcome spring at the annual Revels Spring Sing, a family celebration of the Vernal Equinox. The event will be held Saturday, March 21 from 3-5 p.m. at Grace Vision Church, 80 Mt. Auburn St. in Watertown. The event includes communal singing, refreshments and entertainments led by Revels music director, George Emlen, soloist David Coffin, The Revels Youth Alumni Chorus, and the fabulous Spring Sing Band.